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Video New York Produce Show saw better turnout than expected

Yesterday, December 15, the New York Produce Show (NYPS) was held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City for the first time in two years. Usually, people love coming to…

Will goldenberries have the potential to become the 'fifth berry'?

Could the golden berry become the fifth berry after strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries? That’s what Dennis Brito Madrid of Golden Sweet Spirit is hoping…

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Biomimetics and Dextrous Manipulation Lab - Stanford University

Video Engineers develop robotic hand with a gecko-inspired grip

Designers of robotic hands and clamps all have a common foe: the heirloom tomato. Robotic grippers have been presented that can pluck an egg or pick up a basketball, but one…

Mission Produce appoints new member to board of directors

Mission Produce, Inc. has appointed Shaunte Mears-Watkins to its board of directors effective December 14, 2021. Mears-Watkins was appointed to the class of…

USApple brings on new manager of association services

The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) announced Mitchell Liwanag will join the organization as manager of association services. Liwanag brings a background of…

Introducing more convenient cravable & sustainable salad kits

Sabra announces fresh collaboration with Fifth Season

American hummus producer Sabra and food system pioneer and robotic farming company Fifth Season are on a mission to rescue salad lovers from limp lettuce and sad salads with a…

Premier P.E.I. heads delegation to US to reverse potato ban

A group of Prince Edward Island officials has departed for Washington, D.C., today to try and persuade the United States to resume importing the Island’s…

USDA restricts 11 PACA violators

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and…

T&G Global announces multi-million-dollar investment to expand apple business

With its premium Envy™ apple on track to be a billion-dollar brand and global demand for its other apple varieties on the increase, one of New Zealand’s largest apple growers…

US Christmas dinner meals more expensive due to rising vegetable prices

The Mintec price of US potatoes rose by 17.8% year on year to USD 0.84/kg in November 2021. One of the drivers are declining production -following a severe…

Ontario government makes it easier to buy Made-In-Ontario produce

The Ontario government is investing CAN$1 million annually to promote locally grown food and support the economic growth and success of the province’s…

Special Year Overview

Year Overview - June

In June the European Commission granted its approval for Total Produce to combine with the Dole Food Company. In February, Total Produce announced the deal and also said it…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Edible flowers under LED lighting at Piet van Vugt:

"The customer asks for the same product all year round, so that is what we started to grow"

With the holidays approaching, it is also party time in the greenhouse at Van Vugt Kruiden. Yellow, purple and white pansies look as if spring has already sprung. And that is…

Retail

Dreamstime

Getir arrives in Boston

Raley’s has said the Bashas’ Company will join a newly formed enterprise: The Raley’s Companies

US: Grocery robot specialist Simbe Robotics patents system to detect produce freshnessWhether it’s to carry groceries around the store or to deliver them to our front door, it…

Lineage Logistics expands port-centric facility footprint in Savannah, Georgia

Lineage Logistics, LLC, the world’s largest and temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced the strategic…

Market and Crop Update for December 16, 2021

Washington onion demand is good this week

MARKET Washington, Columbia Basin, and Peru: Dan Borer with Keystone Fruit Marketing in Walla Walla, WA told us on Dec.15 that demand is good this week. “I was…

The port of Valparaiso's 'fruit train' starts its regular service

The port of Valparaiso started its containerized railway freight transport service this morning, with the arrival of the first train with 27 export containers…

Port traffic jams could affect Chilean fresh fruit exports

The pandemic has severely disrupted port movements, increasing the time it takes for a cargo to reach its destination. Those extra days are endangering the…

In fruit shipment intended for Belgium

Costa Rica seizes two containers with 220 kilos of cocaine

On Monday, the Costa Rican authorities seized 220 kilos of cocaine hidden within two containers from the Port Terminal in Limón (Caribbean). The containers…

Laurie Adams - Burlington Berries

“It’s still early days but there are some promising signs for the season ahead"

The two pillars of any berry business are people and plants and, so far, Burlington Berries in Tasmania, has been fortunate in both respects this year. La Nina has brought a…

Rainbow Fresh

The growth of a family business to one of South Australia's leading salad brands

One of South Australia's leading family-run fresh produce businesses says they have seen several changes in consumer trends and a steady increase of demand for pre-packaged…

AgPick Technology / Cherries Tasmania Orchards

Tasmanian cherry grower adopts fresh produce harvest management solution

Cherries Tasmania Orchards are hoping to improve efficiency and productivity this season, as well as ensuring compliance with new Horticulture Award regulations, following the…

New Zealand blueberry prices set to drop leading up to Christmas

The harvest for New Zealand blueberry varieties has now begun and growers are encouraging Kiwis to buy them as larger volumes come to market, with prices set to drop below $3…

“Egyptian citrus exporters are doing everything in their power to reduce costs”

The Egyptian citrus season will have to deal with significant cost increases this year, as both cartons and transport have a higher price tag than they did last year. An…

Osayi Olotu - Mepe Farms

"We can create a solution to food security by forming long-term partnerships with retailers, buyers and processors,”

Nigerian company Lotus Ecoculture has launched an agricultural development company in Ghana with the aim of offsetting some of the $35 billion annual cost of food imports to…

Kobus Bothma – Capespan Namibia

Pace of midseason grape harvest in Namibia picks up along with the temperature

It’s been a cool start to the grape harvest but the thermometer is expected to rise in Namibia’s Aussenkehr Valley from today, says Kobus Bothma, executive director of…

Grahame Osler – Denmar Estates

South African asparagus grower develops novel dried product

An asparagus grower has developed a dried asparagus product to combat food waste. “The frightening figure is that, over a year, we will dump approximately 30 tonnes of…

USDA

Morocco: Citrus Annual

Citrus export season looks normal; slight delivery delays due to global challenges

Morocco’s MY 2021/22 citrus production increased due to favorable weather conditions. Growers report good quality, with the notable exception of the Souss-Massa region, which…

Uganda eagerly awaits disease-resistant potato

Late potato blight is the most destructive potato disease in the world costing developing countries USD 10 billion every year. In Uganda, demand for Victoria…

"Chinese export volume of honey pomelo decreased, the price in overseas markets doubled"

The export season of the Pinghe honey pomelo is coming to an end. Although many exporters temporarily halted export or reduced their export volume because of the pandemic,…

Nearly 160 teams took part in Pinduoduo-supported digital agriculture competition

Teams from Ghana, Germany and China took top placings at a digital agriculture competition co-organized by the FAO and Zhejiang University, showcasing the abundance of…

First Prize China promotes Chilean cherries through TikTok China

Recently, First Prize China held a live broadcast event, the main purpose is to test live broadcast traffic and promote Chilean cherries. Surprisingly, TikTok China recognized…

Rabobank

India and Southeast Asia: Folding carton trends

The demand for folding carton packaging is expected to grow in India and Southeast Asia on the back of increasing consumption. The market is characterized by the presence of a…

Iranian exports up 14 percent from March to October

Saudi Arabia: Date exports up 7.1 percent in 2021

Saudi Arabia’s date exports rose by 7.1 percent last year, to SR927 million ($247 million), while shipments by volume in the period increased by 17 percent to…

Resulting in a three-fold increase of 1H net profit to US$54.1m

Del Monte Pacific continues strong performance in 2Q

Singapore Mainboard and Philippine Stock Exchange dual listed Del Monte Pacific Limited reported today its second quarter FY2022 results ending October. DMPL delivered…

The Moroccan workers will begin to arrive in January

The expansion of omicron delays the arrival of strawberry workers in Huelva

Moroccan workers with a contract of origin will start to arrive in Spain at the beginning of January, Asaja-Huelva stated. The reason for this delay, the…

Dreamstime

BLE market report week 49/2021:

'Peruvian grapes became much more important'

Peruvian grapes became much more important: in addition to Sugraone and Crimson Seedless, Thompson Seedless, Sheegene 20 and various IFG varieties were given…

EU continues strong support to promote sustainable agri-food products in 2022

For 2022, a total of €185.9 million was allocated to the promotion of EU agri-food products in and outside the EU. Similarly to 2021, next year's promotion…

Europlant presents low input program

EuroplantT presents potato varieties with high nutrient efficiency. The high-yielding and high-quality special varieties for low input production protect the environment and…

DP World targets post-Brexit problems with new product suite

DP World has introduced a range of new technology products aiming to help solve some of the post-Brexit import and export challenges. According to a DP World…

College of Health and Life Sciences study - Aston University

Adults with positive facial expressions while eating vegetables help kids eat their greens

Parents who want to encourage their children to eat vegetables can now play a more influential part at their mealtimes. According to a recent study by…

Updated Pest Risk Atlas will build climate resilience for all

The impacts of climate change continue to affect agriculture with serious implications for food and nutrition security. Farmers around the world report varying…

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